Economy and Education
The number of companies registered in Konak district was 58,199 in 2006. Exports realized by the district's companies reached 1,824,101,418 the same year. 26 banks are present across Konak district area and they provide services through 209 branches. Roughly 304,000 residential buildings make up Konak's settlement. It is notable to observe that, according to the figures provided by the prefecture, residential areas make up only around 10-15 per cent of Konak's urban zone, while a huge proportion of 75-80 per cent is classified as land being used for commercial and/or industrial purposes.
The literacy rate is close to hundred per cent, a minimal two per cent ratio of illiteracy accounted for principally by new immigrants to the district. There are 23 students for each teacher, and 2,085 patients for each doctor in Konak. While Izmir's universities mostly have their campuses in other districts of the metropolitan area, these preserve an important presence in Konak through their administrative buildings and depending educational institutions, and some among the higher education establishments of fresher date chose Konak as initial base. Konak is also home to a number of deep-rooted high schools well-known across Turkey.
The rural backlands with sparse settlement among the forests considered apart, Konak urban area may roughly be divided into three zones, official or notional, which differ much between each other in terms of their economy and residential patterns.
| Konak neighborhoods | Explanations |
| The coastal strait: (from east to west) ; Alsancak, Karataş, Göztepe, Güzelyalı; and Çankaya and Kültürpark slightly inland. |
Rooted and wealthiest neighborhoods, centers for businesses |
| Hatay, Yeşilyurt | Newly-grown neighborhoods inland, receiving inward immigration by mid- to high-level income families and students. |
| Eşrefpaşa, Kadifekale, Tepecik, southern parts of Basmane train station, Gürçeşme, Ballıkuyu, Gültepe, Limontepe, İkiçeşmelik with a concentration of Romani people. | Rooted or newly-grown popular neighborhoods with a high concentration of slum-type residences, receiving inward immigration by low-level income families. |
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